goiter
noun
an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, especially hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet.
goiters
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pluralof goiter.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Researchers rushed to isolate other micronutrients associated with diseases like rickets, scurvy, goiters, and more.
From National Geographic ● Nov. 9, 2023
But wait, there was another downside—because arsenic interferes iodine necessary for thyroid function, eating it gave people goiters.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2021
Noses run, sputum flies and goiters swell to bursting.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 16, 2020
Nigeria ensures that 93 percent of households get iodized salt, to reduce iodine deficiency that causes mental disability as well as goiters.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 21, 2018
But it turned out that goiters are fairly common in bonobos, and harmless.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
